WEED _ The College of the Siskiyous women’s basketball team downed American River 79-63 at home on Friday to improve to 2-1 for the year.

The men’s squad lost to Modesto 85-66 on Thursday and 70-69 to Las Positas to drop to 2-4 for the season. Both games were played at a tournament in Mendocino.

On Tuesday, both COS teams are at home.The men’s squad hosts Simpson at 4 p.m. and the women’s squad faces Chabot at 6 p.m.

Former Miners RB has huge game for SOU

DAVENPORT, IOWA, - Former Yreka Miner football standout Manny Barragan shined again for the Southern Oregon Raiders football team on Saturday.

The senior running back rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown and had 47 receiving yards in the Raiders 45-28 win against St. Ambrose in a NAIA Football Championship Series first round match up in Davenport, Iowa.

SOU came back from a 28-17 halftime deficit to move on to the quarterfinals. SOU improved to 9-2 overall. This Saturday, the Raiders travel back to Iowa to face 11-0 Morningside, of Sioux City, Iowa.